WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Lieutenant Colonel Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI): "Tulsi Gabbard brings more than 20 years of national security experience to the Office of the Director of Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Advancing CCUS Technology, Proper Implementation of USE IT Act To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing on advancing carbon capture, utilization, an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Advancing CCUS Technology, Proper Implementation of USE IT Act Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing on advancing carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Questions CCUS Leaders on USE IT Act Implementation, CCUS Project Permitting Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on advancing carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technologies  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 6, 2025, from McGuireWoods LLP on behalf of the Power Generators Air Coalition: * * * To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: Comments of the Power Generators Air Coalition on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Rule, "Regional Haze Third Implementation Per  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller's Op-Ed: Tariffs Necessary to Win the War on Fentanyl Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in Newsweek on how President Trump is delivering on his campaign promises to keep America safe by utilizing tariffs to combat the fentanyl flooding into the U.S. from our northern and southern borders. Newsweek: GOP Rep: Tariffs Necessary To Win the War on Fentanyl  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * New tool provides near-real-time data on business conditions in the region served by the Cleveland Fed The public can now access near-real-time data on regional business conditions using a new Cleveland Fed charting tool built from the Summary of Regional Conditions and Expectations, or SORCE. The SORCE indexes have helped inform the Cleveland Fed's Beige Book and monetary policy effort  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Frozen Brake Rotor Removal Tool ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 11 -- An inventor from Falling Waters, West Virginia, Norman Bowers, III has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1061190 S1, initially filed May 20, 2023) for "Frozen brake rotor removal tool."   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: Justin Saunders, 27, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 3, 2024, Saunders sold approximately 896 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential source.  more